SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Applied Sciences Advisory Committee. The meeting will be held for the purpose of soliciting, from the scientific community and other persons, scientific and technical information relevant to program planning.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be open to the public up to the capacity of the room. The agenda for the meeting includes the following topics:

--Applied Sciences Program Update

--Data Latency Study Interim Results

--Capacity Building Assessment Report and Discussion

Attendees will be requested to sign a register and to comply with NASA security requirements, including the presentation of a valid picture ID, before receiving an access badge. Foreign nationals attending this meeting will be required to provide a copy of their passport, visa, or green card in addition to providing the following information no less than 10 working days prior to the meeting: Full name; gender; date/place of birth; citizenship; visa/green card information (number, type, expiration date); passport information (number, country, expiration date); employer/affiliation information (name of institution, address, country, telephone); title/position of attendee. U.S. citizenship and Permanent Residents (green card holders) are requested to submit their name and affiliation 3 working days in advance by contacting Peter Meister via email at peter.g.meister@nasa.gov or by telephone at (202) 358-1557.

It is imperative that the meeting be held on these dates to accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants.